Queens Public Library
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Queens Public Library is one of New York City's major public library systems, serving the borough of Queens with a large network of neighborhood branches and extensive community services.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11502237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queens Public Library Context triple: [Hollis, hasLibrarySystem, Queens Public Library]
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A.
Mid-Manhattan Library
The Mid-Manhattan Library is a major circulating branch of the New York Public Library system in Manhattan, known for its extensive general-interest collections and public services.
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B.
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.
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C.
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the world, renowned for its extensive collections, iconic Beaux-Arts main branch in Manhattan, and role as a major cultural and research institution.
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D.
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library is the main public library system serving the city of Yonkers, New York, providing community access to books, digital resources, and educational programs.
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E.
White Plains Public Library
White Plains Public Library is the main public library serving the city of White Plains, New York, providing community access to books, digital resources, and educational programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queens Public Library Target entity description: Queens Public Library is one of New York City's major public library systems, serving the borough of Queens with a large network of neighborhood branches and extensive community services.
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A.
Mid-Manhattan Library
The Mid-Manhattan Library is a major circulating branch of the New York Public Library system in Manhattan, known for its extensive general-interest collections and public services.
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B.
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.
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C.
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the world, renowned for its extensive collections, iconic Beaux-Arts main branch in Manhattan, and role as a major cultural and research institution.
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D.
Yonkers Public Library
Yonkers Public Library is the main public library system serving the city of Yonkers, New York, providing community access to books, digital resources, and educational programs.
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E.
White Plains Public Library
White Plains Public Library is the main public library serving the city of White Plains, New York, providing community access to books, digital resources, and educational programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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public library system ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| foundedIn | 1896 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
City of New York
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linked to:
New York City
New York State ⓘ federal government grants ⓘ private donations ⓘ |
| governingBody | Board of Trustees of Queens Public Library ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
QPL
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Queens Borough Public Library ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
|
| hasBranchType |
central library
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neighborhood branch ⓘ specialized library ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
audio-visual materials
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books ⓘ digital resources ⓘ multilingual materials ⓘ periodicals ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jamaica, Queens ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | independent, not-for-profit corporation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
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New York State ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| offersService |
ESL classes
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adult education programs ⓘ book lending ⓘ children’s programs ⓘ citizenship preparation programs ⓘ community outreach services ⓘ computer and internet access ⓘ digital media lending ⓘ job search assistance ⓘ reference services ⓘ teen programs ⓘ |
| operates |
Central Library (Jamaica)
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Flushing Library ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Library Flushing branch
Queens Library for Teens (Jamaica) ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library at Astoria ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library at Forest Hills ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library at Hunters Point ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library at Long Island City ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library at Ridgewood ⓘ
linked to:
Queens Public Library
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| partOf |
New York City public library systems
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Public Library
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| serves |
borough of Queens
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linked to:
Borough of Queens
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| servesPopulation | residents of Queens ⓘ |
| sisterOrganization |
Brooklyn Public Library
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
New York Public Library ⓘ |
| website | https://www.queenslibrary.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Queens Public Library Description of subject: Queens Public Library is one of New York City's major public library systems, serving the borough of Queens with a large network of neighborhood branches and extensive community services.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Queens Borough Public Library central offices
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Queens Public Library system
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linked to: Queens Public Library
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linked to: Queens Public Library
linked to: Queens Public Library
linked to: Queens Public Library
linked to: Queens Public Library
linked to: Queens Public Library
linked to: Queens Public Library